Business Services

Save time and money with these resources.

Besides deciding what products to stock or how to train employees, every owner must contend with legalities. NRHA partners with a handful of service providers to offer retailers affordable options designed with the independent retailer in mind.

Business Services

Health Insurance

Finding affordable group health insurance can be challenging. The NRHA Health Insurance Plan is designed to save retailers money without having to sacrifice benefits.

Human Resources

Retailer Resources

Advocates for Independent Business

NRHA is proud to be part of the Advocates for Independent Business (AIB), a coalition of trade associations and organizations that represent locally owned independent businesses. The partnership allows NRHA to join in efforts to provide a collective voice to support policies and legislation that impact independent business. This partnership also allows NRHA to exchange ideas and programs to deliver more value to independent home improvement retailers as well as support the growth of the “Buy Local First” movement.

AIB’s Issues

AIB is currently tackling issues that have a direct impact on independent home improvement retailers. One of the most recent and relevant issues is sales tax fairness, which supports legislation to require a level playing field for online sales tax requirements. Other issues being addressed by AIB that are key to retailers are access to credit and ending public subsidies for big business. Learn more about how AIB is working to spread awareness and speak out on these issues here.

Promote Indie

Additionally, AIB has created and compiled resources to promote the benefits of choosing locally owned businesses that retailers can utilize in their stores and communities, including:

Alliance to Save Energy

The Alliance to Save Energy offers free lighting tip cards to NRHA members in an effort to help educate home improvement retailers and their employees about new energy-efficient lighting options.

The cards, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, provide valuable information such as the monetary value of energy-saving bulbs, how to choose the right bulb and how to better understand new lighting packaging labels.

Watch a short video explaining the new lighting packaging labels, frequently asked questions and more.

Ohio Workers’ Compensation

Click here to download a copy of the Group Rating Safety Accountability letter.

NRHA partners with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) to offer businesses comprehensive and valuable workplace safety and health services. The BWC’s mission is to lower risks, making workplaces safer and healthier. They provide support for businesses to improve their bottom line by reducing workers’ compensation costs.

Workers’ compensation premiums include the cost of the following BWC’s safety services for Ohio employers:

Prescription Savings Card

Looking for an alternative way to save money on prescription medications? Now available through NRHA, the RxCut® savings card may be able to help. Retailers can download, use and distribute the prescription savings card to employees and their families. No sign up, financial commitment or participation in the NRHA Health Insurance Plan is required. Anyone may use the savings card, regardless of primary insurance provider.

Wingate Nationwide Classified

Wingate Nationwide Classified is a website designed for retail trade, offering retailers a service to sell and buy fixtures and equipment. The site gives retailers the opportunity to find and buy price merchandise directly from the seller.

Additionally, the site offers a place for retailers to advertise stores for sale on a national scale, without alerting customers of the upcoming change. The website offers fixture and equipment services, stores for sale and off-price merchandise.

NRHA is proud to announce that we have joined the Advocates for Independent Business (AIB), a coalition of trade associations and organizations that represent locally owned independent businesses. The partnership allows NRHA to join in efforts to provide a collective voice to support policies and legislation that impact independent business. This partnership also allows NRHA to exchange ideas and programs to deliver more value to independent home improvement retailers as well as support the growth of the “Buy Local First” movement.

AIB’s Issues

AIB is currently tackling issues that have a direct impact on independent home improvement retailers. One of the most recent and relevant issues is sales tax fairness, which supports legislation to require a level playing field for online sales tax requirements. Other issues being addressed by AIB that are key to retailers are access to credit and ending public subsidies for big business. Learn more about how AIB is working to spread awareness and speak out on these issues here.

Promote Indie

Additionally, AIB has created and compiled resources to promote the benefits of choosing locally owned businesses that retailers can utilize in their stores and communities, including:

The Alliance to Save Energy is offering free lighting tip cards to all North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) members in an effort to help educate all hardware and home improvement retailers and their employees about new energy-efficient lighting options.

The cards, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, provide valuable information such as the money saving value of energy-saving bulbs, how to choose the right bulb and how to better understand new lighting packaging labels.

Ohio Workers’ Compensation

Click here to download a copy of the Group Rating Safety Accountability letter.

NRHA partners with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) to offer businesses comprehensive and valuable workplace safety and health services. The BWC’s mission is to lower risks, making workplaces safer and healthier. They provide support for businesses to improve their bottom line by reducing workers’ compensation costs.

Workers’ compensation premiums include the cost of the following BWC’s safety services for Ohio employers:

Looking for an alternative way to save money on prescription medications? Now available through NRHA, the RxCut® savings card may be able to help you. Retailers can download, use and distribute the prescription savings card to employees and their families. No sign up, financial commitment or participation in NRHA’s health insurance program is required. Anyone may use the savings card, regardless of primary insurance provider.

Wingate Nationwide Classified is a website designed for retail trade, offering retailers a service to sell and buy fixtures and equipment. Site users will have the opportunity to find and buy price merchandise directly from the seller. Additionally, the site will offer a place for retailers to advertise stores for sale on a national scale, without alerting customers of the upcoming change.

Currently, the website offers Fixture and Equipment services. Future services to be offered include Stores for Sale and Off-price Merchandise.

For more information on the programs and services available through Wingate Nationwide Classified, visit www.wingateclassified.com.